Portable necktie holder and press



Jan' 9, 1952 c. F. sToRcKMAN PORTABLE NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESS Filedsept. a,

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United States Patent O 3,016,130 PORTABLE NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESS ClemF. Storckman, 1914 W. Main St., Jefferson City, Mo. Filed Sept. 8, 1958,Ser. No. 759,460 2 Claims. (Cl. 206--7) The present invention relatesgenerally to containers, and more particularly to a novel portabledevice for holding and pressing neckties.

Numerous portable devices for holding neckties have been devised backthrough the years and some are for sale today, but, untilthe presentdevice, none had been developed which served asa container and presserfor the ties and which, for travel purposes, reduced to a bare minimumboth the expense of the unit and the space and weight required in asuitcase or Satchel.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide Va portablenecktie holder and presser which incorporates the advantages enumeratedin the foregoing paragraph.

In brie-f, the present novel portable necktie holder and pressercomprises an envelope or jacket and a multisheet folder of lightweightcardboard, or the like, therewithin. Interior sheets of the folder arecut away along one edge for the reception of neckties. The arrangementis such that access can be had to one group of ties without disturbingother groups of ties.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser oflightweight inexpensive material which will BCC ence numerals, indicatesgenerally a portable necktie i holder and presser unit embodying theprinciples of the present invention. The unit 1t) includes an exterioren- Y filing folders secured together by staples 28, which exhold apredetermined number of neckties in compact pressing relation.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser ofilexiblermaterial which will maintain the ties pressed, yet will give inrespect to irregularities within a suitcase or Satchel, so that itoccupies a minimum of space.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder,

for convenient and clean storage of neckties when not currently in use.n

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser by meansof which neckties can be carried in suitcases, and the like, and whichoffers ready accessibility to one group of ties Wit-hout disturbingother groups of ties.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages are apparent from thefollowing descrip-tion taken wi-th the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view off a necktie holder and presser unitincorporating the teachings of the present invention, portions of theunit being broken away to illus-y trate interior elements;

FIGURE 2 is a plan View of the folder of the present necktie holder andpresser unit, the front sheet being folded back at one hundred` andeighty degrees to the remainder of the sheet, neckties being indicatedby broken lines; i

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the folder of FIGUREV 2 ou a slightly reducedscale, the folder being open so that the two interior sheets are atsubstantially one hundred and eighty degrees;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary View similar to FIGURE 2, but showing the backsheet at one hundred and eighty degrees to the remainder of the folder;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially theline 5--5 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially theline 6 6 of FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially theline 7 7 of FIGURE l.

Referring to the drawing more particularly by refertend throughcontiguous sheets 24 and 26, as is clear from FIGURES 2, 5 and 7. Eachof sheets 24' and 26 has a fold line 30, so that when the holder 14 isopened on a flat surface, the interior sheets 24 and 26 will be a littlenarrower than the cover sheet 20 and the rear sheet 22, as is clear fromFIGURE 3.

Each of the interior sheets 24 and 26 has three cutouts 32 along theupper edge, preferably of the conguration shown in the drawing. Anecktie 34 folded once ts across each cutaway 32, as is clearly shown inthe drawing. When two interior sheets 24 and 26 are employed, preferablythe neckties are disposed with the overlapping end portions of the rstgroup 0n the front side ofthe sheet 24, as is clear from FIGURES 2 and3, and with the overlapping end portions of the second group on the backside of sheet 26as is clear from FIGURES 3 and 4. This simpliiiesaccessibility and eliminates the necessity of a separation sheet betweensheets 24 and 26. Any one of the six ties shown in the drawing can beremoved and replaced with minimum displacement of the companion ties ofthe sam-e set or of the ties of the other set.

The simplest for-rn of the present invention has been illustrated in thedrawing. However, it is manifest that the folder 14 may includeadditional interior sheets and that it may be for-med otherwise than bystapling together two standard manilla filing folders. The folder 14 maybe of any sui-table material, but preferably it should be flexible inorder to keep to a minimum the space occupied thereby in a suitcase, orthe like, while still maintaining the enclosed neckties 34 smooth andpressed. Neckties, of course, are flexible and can be pressed to asmooth surface even while disposed in an irregular position.`

It is apparent that there has been provided a portable necktie holderand presser which fulfills the objects and advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawing have been given by way of illustration andexam-ple. It is also to be understood that changes in form of theelements, rearrangement of parts,

, and substitution of equivalent elements, which will be obvious tothose skilled in the art, are contemplated as within the scope of thepresent invention which is limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:l f l. A portable tie storing and pressing containercomprising a pair of outer sheets and at least two ofl inner Y foldlines parallel to the side edges thereof, the ties being :pressedbetween the inneran'd outer sheets, and between the two inner sheets,when the outer sheets are folded toward the inner sheets, whereby theties are held in UNITED STATES PATENTS 499,906 Carnahan June 20, 1893Matson May 12, 1908 Hotchkiss July 18, 1933 Swift Oct. 31, 1933 EssmanOct. 30, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain of 1907

